Karen Artz Ash
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- Sep 25, 2026
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Reviewing Fashion Product Designs From An Intellectual Property Perspective (opens the original)
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Fashion moves quickly, and in-house design teams draw inspiration from a wide range of cultural reference points. To avoid infringement claims in connection with slogans, prints and other designs, many fashion companies seek legal guidance before approving new collections. Any legal review, however, must combine a technical understanding of intellectual property with a more intuitive understanding of design — and a client's business. Here, we outline some strategic considerations for any lawyer
Waste Not: California Puts The Fashion Industry On The Clock (opens the original)
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A first-in-the-nation textile law asks brands a deceptively simple question: who, exactly, is responsible for what we throw away? Fashion has always been fluent in the language of the new: new seasons, new silhouettes and new drops. What the industry has been slower to talk about is what happens to the old: the mountain of discarded clothing, footwear and household textiles that ends up in landfills each year. California has now decided to make that conversation mandatory. With SB 707, the Respo
Jury Gives UGG Design Patent The Boot (opens the original)
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In June, a California jury found that a boot design by American M2C company Quince (Quince) infringed the design patent owned by Deckers Outdoor Corporation (Deckers), but also found that the "UGG Classic Mini" design patent was invalid. The jury decision in Deckers Outdoor Corp. v. Last Brand Inc. came on the heels of a related judicial holding that Deckers' "Classic Ultra Mini" UGG boot trade dress was generic. Taken together, these legal findings illustrate the obstacles fashion companies fac
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